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Be careful now you live! |
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"Be
very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as
wise, making
the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Therefore do
not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is." |
1. Drunkenness
"Do not get
drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be
filled with the Spirit. Speak to one
another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and
make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving
thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ." |
2. Submission
"Submit
to one another out of reverence for Christ." |
3. Wives
"Wives,
submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the
husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of
the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
Now as the
church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to
their husbands in everything. "
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4. Husbands
"Husbands,
love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave
himself up for her to
make her holy, cleansing
her by the washing with water through the word,
and to
present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain
or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
In this same
way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own
bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no
one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for
it, just as Christ does the church—
for we are
members of his body. 'For this reason a man will leave his father and
mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become
one flesh.' This is a
profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the
church.
However,
each one of you also must love his wife as he loves
himself, and the wife must respect her husband." |
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5. Children and Parents
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor
your father and mother'—which is the first commandment with a promise- 'that
it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth'.
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the
training and instruction of the Lord." |
6. Slaves and Masters
(Employers Employees)
"Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect
and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would
obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on
you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because
you
know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether
he is slave or free.
And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten
them, since you know that he who
is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism
with him. |
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